The 2010 Census is Coming Your Way
The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States, and is required by the Constitution to take place every 10 years.The data collected by the census helps determine the number of seats our state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. It will also help the government decided how to allocate more than $400 billion in federal funds each year...
March of Dimes Health Department Grant Helps Improve the Health of Mothers and Babies
The March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter has awarded a grant to the Knox County Health Department to support Clearing the Air Together: Nurses Empowering Parents to Quit Smoking, which targets underserved maternal and child health needs here in Knox County. This program will train women’s care nurses to provide a brief tobacco intervention to pregnant women and new mothers...
Mayor Proclaims Sunshine Week in Knox County
Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale today proclaimed this week, March 14-20, as Sunshine Week in Knox County. Joined by Knoxville News Sentinel Editor Jack McElroy and the officers of the League of Women Voters, Mayor Ragsdale issued the proclamation to underscore the importance of open government and freedom of information...
National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS
A New Name for a 20-Year Tradition, March 7-13, 2010
For 20 years, church communities banded together every spring for a weeklong education and awareness campaign highlighting the role of the African American Church in addressing the AIDS crisis...
Tennessee Yards & Neighborhoods
Concerned about the environment but feel powerless to issues that are out of your control? Now’s your opportunity to make a difference and go no farther than your own backyard! To learn how, join us for an upcoming Tennessee Yards & Neighborhoods Workshop where you will learn about yard care strategies that you can immediately apply to directly protect and conserve the abundance of natural resources we have been blessed with in East Tennessee...
County Parks Awarded $2,500 Grant from Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation
Money will help continue greenway signage program.
Knox County Parks and Recreation has received a $2,500 grant from Tennessee State Park Connections to continue the signage and wayfinding program on county greenways. Knox County’s award is one of eight East Tennessee grants sponsored by the Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation...
Knox County teens take note!
Healthy You 101 is coming to UT's University Center on Saturday, March 6th and features The Biggest Loser contestant David Griffin. The program, which has been designed with teens in mind, will be a fun-filled day with workshop activities, information, giveaways and door prizes. Registration is required and space is limited to the first 200 participants...
The Great Cake Bake comes to Knoxville!
The sweetest competition in town celebrates five years of Imagination Library.
Imagination Library is celebrating five sweet years of free books for Knox County children. And what’s a celebration without a cake? Knox
County Public Library is pleased to announce the inaugural Great Cake Bake on March 13, 2010 on World’s Fair Park from noon to 5:00 p.m...
Knox County Calls for Community Grant Applications
Knox County has announced that it is accepting applications for community grants in three categories in 2010: homeless supportive services, arts and cultural services, and general services.The community grants application process includes a mandatory technical assistance workshop that will be held Monday, February 8th at the Family Justice Center...
Brown Bag Green Book Panel to Discuss Water Management in East Tennessee
Popular lunch and learn program partners with Baker Center on H2Oh! water series. The Brown Bag, Green Book series sponsored by the Knox County Public Library and the City of Knoxville presents its next program on Tuesday, February 2...
Second 2010 E-Waste Collection Event at Chilhowee Park Saturday
If the snow and ice kept you way from our last "Plug Into Your Community" electronic recycling event, there is another one tomorrow, January 23rd from
9 AM to 3 PM at Chilhowee Park. You can drop off old computers, scanners, laptops, printers, calculators, cell phones and other items...
Parks and Recreation Makes Donations to Community
The Holiday Festival of Lights, which makes The Cove at Concord Park come alive with holiday lights and music, once again proved to be a great time for those who attended, and will continue to benefit our community as the donations of food and money are given to local non profit agencies...
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